PVC windows

Rapierstar, the UK’s leading supplier of specialist fasteners for windows and doors, is playing an increasingly important role in the social housing fenestration supply chain through its consultancy approach to product selection, application and new product development.

The company provides an extensive portfolio of fasteners to window and door manufacturers across the UK and Ireland, supported by continuous product testing and development, assuring performance and quality are backed by meaningful technical data.

As building safety regulations become increasingly stringent, Shelforce combines unparalleled fire door manufacturing expertise with deep local authority insight to deliver compliant, high-performance solutions for social housing projects.

Fire doors are meticulously engineered safety devices that play a crucial role in the fire safety of a building. For local authorities, compromising on building safety is never an option; as government-funded organisations setting standards for the wider housing sector, selecting the right fire door solution for replacement projects demands unwavering commitment to safety compliance to make sure tenants are properly protected. 

In an era where energy efficiency, tenant comfort, and sustainability are paramount concerns for Housing Associations across the UK, the role of high-quality windows in social housing cannot be overstated says Howard Trotter, Business Manager of Birmingham-based window and door manufacturer Shelforce.

Heritage colours and kerb-side appeal were among the factors that persuaded the planning authorities of Bath that Modus PVC-U windows from Eurocell were the appropriate alternative to timber on a prime, exposed location near the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The estate was being developed by Bloor Homes, along with another major housebuilder, on a former MoD site dating from WW2 that overlooks the Georgian city and is near to its race- and golf course.

An American engineer and professor by the name of William Edwards Deming once said, “Innovation comes from the producer – not the customer.” When it comes to the window industry I couldn’t agree more.

After all, what is the incentive for the customer to seek an alternative to a tried, tested and familiar products – and in this context I mean UPVC and aluminium windows – when those products do exactly what is required of them: they let light in, enable those inside to see out and provide an adequate level of security.